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This new joint in Suresnes? I’ve been having lunch here everyday for the last week because it actually gives me a little taste of home as the only place that serves Bahn Mi (Vietnamese Sandwich) in Suresnes.
Concept:
As the name suggests, the concept of the place is best of the flavours of the world, except by world, I would say it’s mostly Asian. Two Vietnamese women run this restaurant on a daily basis and the younger one speaks perfect French and quite fluent in English. For the most part, they have pre-​made asian food including pad thai, lemongrass chicken, bimbimbap, thai curry, deep fried spring rolls, vietnamese spring rolls, japanese maki, deep-​fried dumpling, soup, quiche, sandwiches, desserts, fruit smoothies — honestly the most random set of food. Once you order it, they warm it up for you in the microwave (in some cases they make the sandwich on the spot) and bring it to you at the table, or you take it away. You can order either a la carte (plats/​mains start at 6.20 Euros) or you can order as a part of the meal set (formule) starting at 10 Euros.
Food:
I often come here for their Vietnamese sandwiches. Their most authentic being grill pork back (echine) with vietnamese styled mayonnaise, pickled cucumber and carrots and a bit of soy sauce. They can also make it spicy with a tiny tinge of Sriracha sauce (we all know everything tastes better with sriracha!). At 4.60 Euros, it definitely isn’t too bad. For their main dishes, I’ve only tried their «poulet a la citronelle» (lemongrass chicken). For 6.20, the portion is a bit small. Two small pieces of chicken on the bone and rice flavoured with a bit of fish sauce. It brings me so close to home, yet not quite there. I am looking forward to try various items on their menu, though i’m not certain i’ll ever get to the quiche…). I tried their fruit smoothie once for 4.20 euro, which is pretty expensive — it’s quite good although they dont have the traditional vietnamese smoothies, just fruit blends.
Service and ambiance:
It’s essentially a traiteur (a takeaway/​fastfood caterer) because the food is pre-​made (but in smaller personal proportions in boxes) and they warm it up for you in the microwave. Although a traiteur is generally pretty quick at serving, but because i believe the women are pretty new to the restaurant business, and the food are higher quality and takes more time to prepare, it takes pretty long time to get your food and even pay for it. As their customer-​base grows, i really hope they hire someone rather than bring down their quality.
The restaurant itself is very nicely decorated with beautiful art and modern furnishing. Makes you feel like you’re eating in a nice restaurant.
I’m really glad this place opened up in suresnes.
Unfortunately they are only opened for lunch, else i’d be eating here for dinner too.